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I wonder if anyone has seen a
benefit, outside of the prestige of Professionalism, to retaking the exam.
It seems to me that once an Archivist has passed the exam, and have been working
in the field, why would they need to retake the test? Is it to
"reprove" to the professional world that they still know what they are
doing? Which reminds me, does anyone know if there is a "practice
exam" that a perspective Archivist could look at before they pay the money and
sit down to take the test? I have a few individuals that are in the middle of
getting their degree and want to know if a practice exam exists.
<snip> I hold
two certifications (see below) The key to both certifications is continuing
education. I attained the CRM designation in 1988 and the CA in 1992. The CRM
was a much harder designation to attain and to maintain. To learn more about it
and to compare to the two see the following websites http://www.icrm.org and http://www.certifiedarchivists.org
Compare the testing, the certification maintenance
programs and the qualification process.
There
are currently about 35 individuals who hold both the CRM and CA
designations.
Recently Ray Cunningham presented a session at the ARMA conference on
professional certification. If he is monitoring the list he might be able to
expound a bit on it.
Personally I found that the various certifications have done me more good
than harm.
Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA |